term of contempt in British slang, by 1977, probably from slang toss off "act of masturbation" (1735). Agent noun from toss (v.). Compare jerk (n.).
torturous
torus
Tory
tosh
toss
tosser
tosspot
toss-up
tostada
tot
total
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